Coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me, you know he put me at ease And he loved me so not, he made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad And now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on